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Collection of poems July 01, 2018 - 12:00 PM

I was at a house concert the other day listening to a man extol the virtues of poetry. He was turning for examples of the art to clouds, sunshine, and flowers, putting the cause of modern poetry back about 100 years. For every person who coos at the thought of clouds in poems — the […]
Graphic novelist brings Alberta's tragic history to life in debut, Frank June 30, 2018 - 12:30 PM

Ben Rankel compares his debut graphic novel, Frank, to an episode of Law & Order. It’s a bit of an underwhelming comparison. Granted, not unlike NBC’s long-running formulaic police procedural, there is a murder to unravel. More than one, actually. But it’s only one element of Frank (Renegade Arts Entertainment, $25), a twisty historical drama […]
Town Talk: Building a beautiful home that meets its own energy needs June 29, 2018 - 2:00 PM

PASSIVE ACTION: CORE Energy Recovery Solutions CEO James Dean knew all about heat exchangers and in-structure climate control when he considered building a passive house. Those Swedish/German-developed airtight buildings are energy-efficient enough to pump electrical power into a utility rather than vice-versa. But when wife Janet Allan said, “They’re all ugly,” Dean decided to go […]
New book tracks the rehabilitation of the killer whale's reputation June 28, 2018 - 7:51 PM

Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean’s Greatest Predator Jason M. Colby | Oxford University Press 392 pages, $32.95 The story of the Pacific Northwest killer whale includes the kind of reputation rehab that would make even the most veteran of Hollywood PR people salivate. Up until the 1960s when they were […]
Salt Spring novelist wings it with saga about 1930s female pilot June 27, 2018 - 6:00 PM

The thriller/historical fiction fusion — which centres on a brash, loud-mouthed, whisky-swilling smuggler pilot Roxy Loewen — is also fuelled by Humphreys’ extensive research into Amelia Earhart and other daring women aviators from the 1930s, and thus takes on an exciting life of its own.
The National Post’s guide to summer reading for when you’re on a plane, at the beach or on the couch June 27, 2018 - 5:56 PM

We’ve stacked a list of solid reads for any occasion, whether you nurse a novel-a-day habit in winter or avoid the written word all year long
In defence of the trashy summer read June 27, 2018 - 5:38 PM

Sadaf Ahsan: Sometimes, in place of a two-page long vivid description of a wooded area or a contemplative soliloquy, all you really want— nay, all you really need — is simplicity
B.C. 15 bestselling books of the week of June 23 June 25, 2018 - 10:18 PM

Top B.C. books of the week.
International: 20 bestselling books of the week of June 23 June 25, 2018 - 10:03 PM

The top international books of the week.
B.C. 15 bestselling books of the week of June 16 June 22, 2018 - 7:01 PM

Top B.C. books of the week.
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Completion of Okanagan Rail Trail's missing link finally in sight
The timeline for a completed Okanagan Rail Trail is becoming clearer with important paperwork expected to be complete before summer. The Rail Trail between Vernon and Kelowna is missing one important piece near the Kelowna International Air

Kamloops restaurant cites lack of staff, reliance on delivery apps for closure
A German restaurant and bakery in Kamloops is closing its doors and its owner cites a litany of reasons for the tough decision. On June 30, Passek's Classics will close its doors for the last time. "I feel really bad we had t

OSC withdraws some charges against former CannTrust leaders at pretrial hearing
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Three former CannTrust Holdings Inc. leaders accused of securities offences have had some charges dropped, the Ontario Securities Commission said Tuesday, though the fraud charges remain. The withdrawn charges against Peter

This B.C. highrise will be tallest in Canada outside Toronto
The dramatic increase in the number and height of highrises in Kelowna, and two coming for Kamloops, has a lot of people looking up, but a new tower in Burnaby is reaching all new heights. There could be 25 highrises in Kelowna's downto

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